Idalia, Colorado Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Idalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Mostly Clear——93°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—96°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle51%—100°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle51%—95°69°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers55%1.0″95°63°0°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear50%—91°62°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——99°68°+8°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.8 µg/m³ (AQI 65), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Idalia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 80735
16-Day Forecast — Idalia
- Sun94°59°2%
- Mon96°65°10%
- Tue100°72°51%
- Wed95°69°51%
- Thu95°63°55%
- Fri91°62°50%
- Sat99°68°9%
- Sun105°74°1%
- Mon106°77°2%
- Tue105°76°5%
- Wed107°77°10%
- Thu112°77°15%
- Fri109°76°21%
- Sat105°76°24%
- Sun101°70°26%
- Mon105°76°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Idalia
SPC includes Idalia in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Idalia
- 80735